Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-23

Hon. Joe Toole has gone to Europe
There are twenty y five prisoners in the Deer
Lodge county Jail.
Helena has from 300 to 300 residents
down with the measles.
There have been several cases of diphthe-
ria near Deer Lodge recently. Two proved
fatal.
The high tre-tle On the line of the Mon
tana Union, south Of the Anaconda m'ne'
is completed.
A daughter Of Henry Belwens. aged two
wears. fell into the stream at Ten Mile ana
was drowned on the Sth inst.
A train on the Northern Pacific road "t
Dixon's bluff ran into some deer that were
drinking at the river aud killed two as ths
startled animals attempted to cross the
railroad. The conductor stopped the tram
and put the carcasses OF the deer ABOARD
and took them to Giendive.
| Mr.. John W. Power informs us that IN
the course of fbusiness during the last month
his house had received about S5.OOO IN
Sweet Grass gold. Last week they sent 10
Helena 81 900 IN one lot. Our banks are
also receiving it in considerable sums every
few days, which goes to prove that the
Sweet Grass mines are panning out well this
spring.-River Press.
A splendid specimen Of Rocky Mountain
sheen, full form, prepared by MIR. A. IL
Bradley of Helena, for Chas. Rowe oi this
place, may be seen at the Overland Hotel
The animal was killed last winter in thu
U;ghwood mountains by Mr.. Rowe's owl
hand. and was carefully skinned Tor thu
rurpose Of ha wing it stuffed. The specimen
;s as fine as we have ever seen and Mr. Row
is very proud Of it.-Rver Press.
The county commissioners Of Gallatii
Y county while in session discussed the legal
i ity Of the probate judges claim to one cen
:. ON every squirrel scalp. They adiourne
l. without taking action in the matter and
il still questionable whether the judge has
right to to the one cent or ia obliged to tur
II over to the county. Should it he dete
:" mined that he is not. Judge Carson viii ha'
r "A considerable sum to rcfund.-Chronici
y independent: We learn from an arriv'
u on Yesterday mornings train of livel
episode that occurred at Mullan tunnel Il
he sunday night. A gang OF eight or nil
er tramps had arrived in the boarding can
pa at Mullan, and one of the leaders amoi
,.. them was Jack Garland. who il snppos'
to have robbed a man in Wickes ON Satu
y day night. In the course OF the event
,e they got drunk and took possession oil
~, boarding car. They ate all they want
- and then began throwing food, dishes N
M utensils out OF the car, and beat the co..
IT, half to death, just ont Of pure cussedne
nv Assistant General Manager Buckley, of
he Northern Pacific, was ON the ground, a
Vt with others of those IN authority, tried
zee induce the men to behave themselv
'se They not only paid no attention !
seized Mr.. Buckley and insisted that
~. should drink whiskey with them, going
ar the length Of trying to pour II down
all throat. lie resisted and finally fou
Iii clear Of the villains. One OF the bos
he then drew a gun On the mob ana tried
me shoot but the whole five cartridges snapl
he without exploding. Meanwhile Sheriff q
man Of Deer Lodge, had been TELEGRAPH
''c for and IA special train sent tn fetch b
lie arrived about five o'clock yestcr'
,,., morning and arrested four of the tous
,us Jack Garland among the number.
VS.. Others had left camp after completing u
Gu mischief.